0001752724-19-040319.txt : 20190522 0001752724-19-040319.hdr.sgml : 20190522 20190522135451 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-040319 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-EX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190522 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VanEck Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000768847 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-EX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04297 FILM NUMBER: 19845073 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 THIRD AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-293-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 666 THIRD AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VAN ECK FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000768847 S000053755 VanEck NDR Managed Allocation Fund C000168968 Class A NDRMX C000168969 Class I NDRUX C000168970 Class Y NDRYX ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-036382 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_167661711951251.htm

CM COMMODITY INDEX FUND

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 100.0%
United States Treasury Obligations: 95.6%
     United States Treasury Bills     
$23,000,000   0.01%, 05/02/19 (a)  $22,952,996 
 61,000,000   0.01%, 05/09/19 (a)   60,847,489 
 60,000,000   0.01%, 05/16/19   59,822,625 
 60,000,000   0.01%, 05/30/19 (a)   59,769,163 
 50,000,000   0.01%, 06/06/19 (a)   49,784,125 
 55,000,000   0.01%, 06/13/19 (a)   54,736,934 
 35,000,000   0.01%, 06/20/19   34,816,522 
 40,000,000   2.38%, 04/25/19 (a)   39,936,667 
 60,000,000   2.39%, 04/18/19   59,932,425 
 50,000,000   2.39%, 05/23/19 (a)   49,827,822 
         492,426,768 
          
Number
of Shares
         
Money Market Fund: 4.4%
 22,923,688   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   22,923,688 
Total Short-term Investments
(Cost: $515,334,296)
   515,350,456 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.0)%   (95,256)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $515,255,200 

 

Total Return Swap Contracts – As of March 31, 2019.

 

Long Exposure

 

Counterparty  Referenced Obligation  Notional
Amount
  Rate paid
by the Fund
(b)
  Termination
Date
  % of Net
Assets
  Unrealized
Depreciation
UBS  UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Index Total Return  $512,135,000   2.83%  05/08/19   (0.1)%  $(528,690)

 

Footnotes:

(a) All or a portion of these securities are segregated for swap collateral. Total value of securities segregated is $83,728,432.
(b) The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the reporting period: 3 Month T-Bill rate + 0.40%.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Government   95.6%  $492,426,768 
Money Market Fund   4.4    22,923,688 
    100.0%  $515,350,456 

 

EMERGING MARKETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 94.4% 
Argentina: 0.2% 
 610,739   Grupo Supervielle SA (ADR)  $3,713,293 
Brazil: 4.6%       
 4,391,300   Fleury SA   22,879,824 
 7,320,400   International Meal Co. Alimentacao SA   12,134,138 
 11,320,700   Movida Participacoes SA   31,371,294 
 2,582,000   Rumo SA *   12,628,577 
 955,000   Smiles Fidelidade SA   11,634,592 
         90,648,425 
China / Hong Kong: 35.6% 
 722,400   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ADR) *   131,801,880 
 19,716,000   A-Living Services Co. Ltd. Reg S 144A * #   33,728,549 
 3,264,000   Anta Sports Products Ltd. #   22,250,662 
 1,119,000   Baozun, Inc. (ADR) *   46,483,260 
 49,427,000   Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. #   30,576,398 
 8,365,994   China Animal Healthcare Ltd. * # ∞   0 
 4,835,000   China Education Group Holdings Ltd. Reg S #   7,377,854 
 20,898,000   China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd. #   10,094,094 
 15,580,000   China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd. #   8,683,613 
 37,275,000   Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd. #   34,257,059 
 6,555,000   Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. #   44,672,415 
 597,000   Huazhu Group Ltd. (ADR)   25,157,580 
 334,796   Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.  #   42,462,477 
 9,791,000   Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. #   110,229,175 
 1,067,000   Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. #   14,335,370 
 117,000   Silergy Corp. #   1,752,598 
 2,507,500   Tencent Holdings Ltd. #   115,314,368 
 5,583,000   Yihai International Holding Ltd. #   24,872,192 
         704,049,544 
Egypt: 1.7%     
 5,435,312   Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE #   21,517,937 
 14,870,278   Juhayna Food Industries #   11,372,576 
 2,941,849   Sarwa Capital SAE *   1,072,850 
         33,963,363 
Georgia: 1.6%     
 890,197   Bank of Georgia Group Plc (GBP) #   19,183,218 
 815,197   Georgia Capital Plc (GBP) *   11,573,108 
         30,756,326 
Germany: 0.9%     
 480,000   Delivery Hero SE Reg S 144A *   17,337,772 
Hungary: 0.5%     
 247,000   OTP Bank Nyrt #   10,889,202 
India: 10.3%     
 1,149,000   Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. #   24,055,513 
 2,555,700   GRUH Finance Ltd. #   10,181,353 
 1,442,000   HDFC Bank Ltd. #   48,324,319 
 458,000   HDFC Bank Ltd. (ADR)   53,086,780 
 1,973,200   Phoenix Mills Ltd. #   18,737,543 
 970,000   Quess Corp. Ltd. Reg S 144A * #   10,389,839 
 800,000   Reliance Industries Ltd. #   15,741,924 
 1,404,000   Titan Co. Ltd. #   23,212,001 
         203,729,272 
Indonesia: 2.6%     
 120,675,000   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk PT #   35,039,215 
 110,900,000   Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Syariah Tbk PT * #   17,212,666 
         52,251,881 
Kenya: 0.9%     
 62,420,000   Safaricom Plc   17,091,190 
Kuwait: 0.8%     
 1,481,090   Human Soft Holding Co. KSC   15,692,443 
Malaysia: 1.3%     
 14,177,000   Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd #   25,182,547 
Mexico: 2.8%     
 6,782,247   Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV   16,681,108 
 4,190,000   Regional SAB de CV   21,105,153 
 8,049,000   Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENR   17,345,973 
         55,132,234 
Peru: 0.3%     
 21,000   Credicorp Ltd. (USD)   5,038,950 
Philippines: 5.4%     
 48,122,700   Ayala Land, Inc. #   41,177,373 
 150,700,000   Bloomberry Resorts Corp. #   34,445,147 
 12,263,740   International Container Terminal Services, Inc.   30,525,058 
         106,147,578 
Poland: 0.5%     
 249,542   Kruk SA #   9,920,576 
Russia: 3.0%     
 220,000   Sberbank of Russia (ADR)   2,899,600 
 2,191,000   Sberbank of Russia PJSC (ADR) #   29,086,824 
 782,000   Yandex NV (USD) *   26,853,880 
         58,840,304 
South Africa: 6.6%     
 8,386,708   Advtech Ltd. #   7,119,223 
 427,727   Naspers Ltd. #   99,678,189 
 19,654,810   Transaction Capital Ltd.   24,247,119 
         131,044,531 
South Korea: 2.3%     
 121,000   Koh Young Technology, Inc. #   9,130,107 
 16,900   Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd. Reg S 144A * #   4,770,327 
 172,185   Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. #   32,630,328 
         46,530,762 
Spain: 2.1%     
 1,568,367   CIE Automotive SA #   42,229,618 
Switzerland: 0.6%     
 305,000   Wizz Air Holdings Plc Reg S 144A (GBP) * #   11,968,044 
Taiwan: 2.9%     
 4,159,000   Chroma ATE, Inc. #   19,848,135 
 525,960   Gourmet Master Co. Ltd. #   3,505,446 
 2,053,132   Poya International Co. Ltd. #   24,301,682 
 1,973,000   TaiMed Biologics, Inc. * #   10,775,653 
         58,430,916 
Thailand: 2.3%     
 8,958,000   CP ALL PCL #   21,108,902 
 14,587,433   Srisawad Corp. PCL (NVDR) #   24,432,519 
 316,667   Srisawad Corp. PCL - Foreign #   530,387 
         46,071,808 
Turkey: 2.7%     
 3,102,147   AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS   5,341,335 
 8,000,392   MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS Reg S 144A * #   18,160,581 
 9,857,140   Sok Marketler Ticaret AS * #   16,036,102 
 4,794,000   Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS #   14,758,647 
         54,296,665 
United Arab Emirates: 1.0%     
 685,000   NMC Health Plc (GBP) #   20,417,611 
United Kingdom: 0.0%     
 812,346   Hirco Plc * # ∞   0 
United States: 0.6%     
 759,000   Laureate Education, Inc. *   11,362,230 
Uruguay: 0.3%     
 2,480,797   Biotoscana Investments SA (BDR) *   5,347,651 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,584,488,486)
   1,868,084,736 
      
PREFERRED STOCKS: 3.7%     
Brazil: 1.5%     
 3,378,890   Itau Unibanco Holding SA, 4.18%   29,712,588 
South Korea: 2.2%     
 1,332,800   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2.93% #   42,676,487 
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost: $51,141,265)
   72,389,075 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 1.8%
(Cost: $36,256,090)
     
 36,256,090   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   36,256,090 
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $1,671,885,841)
   1,976,729,901 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.1%   1,923,465 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $1,978,653,366 

 

Definitions:

ADR American Depositary Receipt
BDR Brazilian Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
NVDR Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

* Non-income producing
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $1,330,354,585 which represents 67.2% of net assets.
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $96,355,112, or 4.9% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Communication Services   8.6%  $170,894,030 
Consumer Discretionary   32.9    650,890,323 
Consumer Staples   5.9    115,852,249 
Energy   0.8    15,741,924 
Financials   27.9    552,420,761 
Health Care   4.2    82,351,647 
Industrials   7.9    155,793,908 
Information Technology   5.4    106,037,655 
Money Market Fund   1.8    36,256,090 
Real Estate   3.0    59,914,916 
Utilities   1.6    30,576,398 
    100.0%  $1,976,729,901 

 

GLOBAL HARD ASSETS FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 97.3%
Bermuda: 2.0%     
 1,255,000   Golar LNG Ltd. (USD)  $26,467,950 
Canada: 25.1%     
 877,606   Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)   38,175,861 
 4,100,845   Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   56,222,585 
 5,594,088   Encana Corp. (USD)   40,501,197 
 5,071,000   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.   57,489,168 
 703,500   Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   8,048,040 
 1,993,600   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) *   6,917,792 
 4,234,300   Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) *   14,565,992 
 944,871   Nutrien Ltd. (USD)   49,851,394 
 2,929,700   Teck Resources Ltd. (USD)   67,910,446 
         339,682,475 
Israel: 1.3%     
 476,900   SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (USD) *   17,969,592 
Switzerland: 5.0%     
 15,396,825   Glencore Plc (GBP) * #   63,806,851 
 6,123,900   Weatherford International Plc (USD) *   4,274,482 
         68,081,333 
United Kingdom: 6.2%     
 794,200   Anglo American Plc #   21,241,963 
 1,636,700   KAZ Minerals Plc #   13,931,912 
 830,700   Rio Tinto Plc (ADR)   48,886,695 
         84,060,570 
United States: 57.7%     
 503,100   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   22,880,988 
 223,700   Bunge Ltd.   11,871,759 
 513,300   Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.   13,397,130 
 1,083,900   CF Industries Holdings, Inc.   44,309,832 
 84,900   Chart Industries, Inc. *   7,685,148 
 450,500   Cimarex Energy Co.   31,489,950 
 2,084,300   CNX Resources Corp. *   22,447,911 
 524,682   Concho Resources, Inc.   58,218,715 
 666,468   Diamondback Energy, Inc.   67,666,496 
 250,100   DowDuPont, Inc.   13,332,831 
 399,300   EOG Resources, Inc.   38,005,374 
 468,000   Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.   7,806,240 
 234,800   Halliburton Co.   6,879,640 
 889,691   Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.   22,811,677 
 308,600   Kirby Corp. *   23,178,946 
 566,100   Louisiana-Pacific Corp.   13,801,518 
 1,121,800   Nabors Industries Ltd.   3,858,992 
 1,048,700   Newmont Mining Corp.   37,511,999 
 128,700   Ormat Technologies, Inc.   7,097,805 
 2,294,800   Parsley Energy, Inc. *   44,289,640 
 1,102,800   Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.   15,461,256 
 277,800   PBF Energy, Inc.   8,650,692 
 713,700   PDC Energy, Inc. *   29,033,316 
 394,900   Pioneer Natural Resources Co.   60,135,372 
 1,720,000   ProPetro Holding Corp. *   38,768,800 
 157,100   Schlumberger Ltd.   6,844,847 
 732,800   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   25,845,856 
 1,335,400   Sunrun, Inc. *   18,775,724 
 1,325,100   Transocean Ltd. *   11,541,621 
 440,300   Tyson Foods, Inc.   30,570,029 
 604,200   Viper Energy Partners LP   20,035,272 
 1,320,700   WPX Energy, Inc. *   17,314,377 
         781,519,753 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $1,086,897,509)
   1,317,781,673 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4%
(Cost: $5,498,929)
     
 5,498,929   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   5,498,929 
Total Investments: 97.7%
(Cost: $1,092,396,438)
   1,323,280,602 
Other assets less liabilities: 2.3%   30,666,028 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $1,353,946,630 

 

Definitions:

ADR American Depositary Receipt
GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

* Non-income producing
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $98,980,726 which represents 7.3% of net assets.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Consumer Staples   3.2%  $42,441,788 
Energy   45.0    595,970,258 
Industrials   3.8    49,639,818 
Information Technology   1.4    17,969,592 
Materials   44.0    581,850,735 
Money Market Fund   0.4    5,498,929 
Real Estate   1.7    22,811,677 
Utilities   0.5    7,097,805 
    100.0%  $1,323,280,602 

 

INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS GOLD FUND

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Number
 of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.2%
Australia: 19.7%     
 13,565,343   Bellevue Gold Ltd. * #  $5,310,227 
 19,376,020   Cardinal Resources Ltd. ‡ *   4,677,699 
 13,546,587   Evolution Mining Ltd. #   35,205,859 
 27,575,005   Gold Road Resources Ltd. * #   18,995,840 
 350,725   Newcrest Mining Ltd. #   6,351,636 
 3,131,000   Northern Star Resources Ltd. #   19,891,563 
 3,751,057   OceanaGold Corp. (CAD)   11,789,157 
 4,293,000   SolGold Plc (GBP) *   2,105,168 
 40,818,400   West African Resources Ltd. * #   9,284,503 
         113,611,652 
Canada: 68.4%     
 640,900   Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (USD)   27,879,150 
 2,390,714   Alamos Gold, Inc. (USD)   12,144,827 
 911,500   Allegiant Gold Ltd. *   143,237 
 1,503,000   Allegiant Gold Ltd. * # ø   236,188 
 1,188,100   Auryn Resources, Inc. *   1,751,455 
 14,803,836   B2Gold Corp. (USD) *   41,598,779 
 2,930,600   Barrick Gold Corp. (USD)   40,178,526 
 1,739,000   Bear Creek Mining Corp. *   1,873,880 
 948,000   Bear Creek Mining Corp. (USD) * ø   1,002,984 
 667,000   Bear Creek Mining Corp. (USD) *   705,686 
 2,951,430   Bonterra Resources, Inc. *   4,196,294 
 5,393,000   Columbus Gold Corp. *   827,302 
 6,683,640   Continental Gold, Inc. *   14,454,087 
 6,531,230   Corvus Gold, Inc. ‡ *   10,214,593 
 3,262,000   Eastmain Resources, Inc. *   341,737 
 481,000   Eastmain Resources, Inc. (USD) * #   51,323 
 1,839,000   Eastmain Resources, Inc. (USD) * # ø   196,221 
 2,930,627   First Mining Gold Corp. *   756,588 
 2,363,444   Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (USD) *   2,410,713 
 1,003,283   Goldcorp, Inc. (USD)   11,477,558 
 961,000   Golden Star Resources Ltd. (USD) *   3,815,170 
 3,242,000   IAMGOLD Corp. (USD) *   11,249,740 
 3,822,000   Kinross Gold Corp. (USD) *   13,147,680 
 2,070,684   Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (USD)   62,969,500 
 4,086,629   Leagold Mining Corp. *   5,749,139 
 17,978,782   Liberty Gold Corp. ‡ *   4,708,777 
 718,000   Lundin Gold, Inc. *   2,767,015 
 2,526,000   Midas Gold Corp. *   1,587,788 
 3,079,000   Nighthawk Gold Corp. *   771,852 
 8,653,375   Orezone Gold Corp. *   3,302,444 
 3,375,000   Orezone Gold Corp. * #   1,288,023 
 396,000   Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (USD)   4,451,040 
 4,927,400   Osisko Mining, Inc. *   10,766,646 
 3,601,100   Otis Gold Corp. *   255,999 
 2,109,500   Premier Gold Mines Ltd. *   2,462,543 
 929,000   Pretium Resources, Inc. (USD) *   7,952,240 
 3,523,500   Probe Metals, Inc. *   2,583,926 
 8,935,000   Pure Gold Mining, Inc. *   3,744,229 
 8,665,756   Rio2 Ltd. ‡ *   2,853,244 
 8,417,000   Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. *   7,904,617 
 4,778,907   Semafo, Inc. *   13,267,291 
 780,000   SSR Mining, Inc. (USD) *   9,874,800 
 1,153,000   TMAC Resources, Inc. Reg S *   3,753,171 
 1,196,986   Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (USD)   28,512,207 
 4,592,109   Yamana Gold, Inc. (USD)   11,985,404 
         394,165,613 
Mexico: 1.8%     
 903,451   Fresnillo Plc (GBP) #   10,238,716 
Monaco: 0.6%     
 213,079   Endeavour Mining Corp. (CAD) *   3,198,537 
South Africa: 0.2%     
 361,000   Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)   1,346,530 
United States: 8.5%     
 1,565,875   Argonaut Gold, Inc. (CAD) *   2,202,900 
 2,160,000   Argonaut Gold, Inc. (CAD) * ø   3,038,725 
 997,900   Newmont Mining Corp.   35,694,883 
 87,100   Royal Gold, Inc.   7,920,003 
         48,856,511 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $379,857,417)
   571,417,559 
WARRANTS: 0.1%
Canada: 0.1%     
 2,072,000   Alio Gold, Inc. Warrants (CAD 3.44, expiring 01/22/20) * #   0 
 1,503,000   Allegiant Gold Ltd. Warrants (CAD 1.20, expiring 01/30/20) * # ø   0 
 2,872,000   Bonterra Resources, Inc. Warrants (CAD 5.60, expiring 12/28/19) * #   3,224 
 938,434   Leagold Mining Corp. Warrants (CAD 3.70, expiring 05/24/20) * #   36,867 
 10,822,000   Liberty Gold Corp. Warrants (CAD 0.60, expiring 10/02/21) ‡ * #   364,418 
 1,975,000   Probe Metals, Inc. Warrants (CAD 1.45, expiring 06/19/20) * #   133,012 
 5,058,500   Pure Gold Mining, Inc. Warrants (CAD 0.85, expiring 05/24/20) * #   198,729 
Total Warrants
(Cost: $1,324,450)
   736,250 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.5%
(Cost: $2,761,509)
     
 2,761,509   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   2,761,509 
Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $383,943,376)
   574,915,318 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.2%   1,129,333 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $576,044,651 

 

Definitions:

ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
GBP British Pound
USD United States Dollar

 

Footnotes:

Affiliated issuer – as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
* Non-income producing
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $107,786,349 which represents 18.7% of net assets.
ø Restricted Security - the aggregate value of restricted securities is $4,474,118, or 0.8% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Restricted securities held by the Fund as of March 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

Security         Acquisition
Date
  Number of
Shares
   Acquisition Cost    Value    % of
Net Assets
Allegiant Gold Ltd.   11/20/2017    1,503,000   $711,395   $236,188    0.1%
Allegiant Gold Ltd. Warrants   11/20/2017    1,503,000        0    0.0 
Argonaut Gold, Inc.   11/13/2009    2,160,000    10,383,442    3,038,725    0.5 
Bear Creek Mining Corp.   08/15/2005    948,000    2,865,287    1,002,984    0.2 
Eastmain Resources, Inc.   06/13/2008    1,839,000    2,503,501    196,221    0.0 
             $16,463,625   $4,474,118    0.8%

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Diversified Metals & Mining   1.8%  $10,245,353 
Gold   88.5    508,808,337 
Silver   4.9    28,512,207 
Precious Metals & Minerals   4.3    24,587,912 
Money Market Fund   0.5    2,761,509 
    100.0%  $574,915,318 

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in securities of affiliates for the period ended March 31, 2019 is set forth below:

 

Affiliates  Value 12/31/18   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Dividend
Income
   Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value 03/31/19
Bonterra Resources, Inc.  $4,717,720   $2,070,870   $(619,830)   $(660,553)   $   $(1,311,913)   $(a)
Cardinal Resources Ltd.   6,016,746        (133,883)    (86,269)        (1,118,895)    4,677,699 
Corvus Gold, Inc.   13,494,316        (827,695)    109,115        (2,561,143)    10,214,593 
Liberty Gold Corp.   4,661,299        (726,883)    (559,776)        1,334,137    4,708,777 
Liberty Gold Corp. Warrants   297,264                    67,154    364,418 
Rio2 Ltd.   3,335,689        (305,615)    (652,020)        475,190    2,853,244 
   $32,523,034   $2,070,870   $(2,613,906)   $(1,849,503)   $   $(3,115,470)   $22,818,731 

 

(a) Security held by the Fund, however not classified as an affiliate at the end of the reporting period.

 

VANECK MORNINGSTAR WIDE MOAT FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
COMMON STOCKS: 99.8%
Banks: 2.3%
 3,221   Wells Fargo & Co.  $155,639 
Capital Goods: 7.5%
 1,209   Caterpillar, Inc.   163,807 
 2,460   Emerson Electric Co.   168,436 
 492   General Dynamics Corp.   83,286 
 672   United Technologies Corp.   86,614 
         502,143 
Commercial & Professional Services: 1.4%
 785   Equifax, Inc.   93,023 
Consumer Durables & Apparel: 1.3%
 992   Polaris Industries, Inc.   83,755 
Consumer Services: 2.6%
 450   McDonald’s Corp.   85,455 
 1,162   Starbucks Corp.   86,383 
         171,838 
Diversified Financials: 9.6%
 384   BlackRock, Inc.   164,110 
 2,360   State Street Corp.   155,312 
 1,660   T Rowe Price Group, Inc.   166,199 
 3,650   The Charles Schwab Corp.   156,074 
         641,695 
Food, Beverage & Tobacco: 14.0%
 4,252   Campbell Soup Co.   162,129 
 3,581   General Mills, Inc.   185,317 
 733   Hershey Co.   84,170 
 2,743   Kellogg Co.   157,393 
 3,489   Mondelez International, Inc.   174,171 
 2,014   Philip Morris International, Inc.   178,017 
         941,197 
Health Care Equipment & Services: 12.3%
 2,095   AmerisourceBergen Corp.   166,594 
 3,351   Cardinal Health, Inc.   161,351 
 1,398   McKesson Corp.   163,650 
 1,697   Medtronic Plc   154,563 
 1,385   Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.   176,864 
         823,022 
Materials: 2.7%
 3,382   Compass Minerals International, Inc.   183,879 
Media & Entertainment: 8.6%
 4,233   Comcast Corp.   169,235 
 1,039   Facebook, Inc. *   173,191 
 1,855   John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   82,028 
 1,390   The Walt Disney Co.   154,332 
         578,786 
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology: 9.0%
 1,147   Allergan Plc   167,932 
 518   Biogen, Inc. *   122,445 
 1,451   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   69,227 
 2,463   Gilead Sciences, Inc.   160,120 
 1,957   Pfizer, Inc.   83,114 
         602,838 
Real Estate: 2.5%
 1,098   Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.   169,290 
Retailing: 2.7%
 101   Amazon.com, Inc. *   179,856 
Semiconductor: 10.5%
 4,549   Applied Materials, Inc.   180,413 
 3,153   Intel Corp.   169,316 
 1,550   KLA-Tencor Corp.   185,085 
 2,002   Microchip Technology, Inc.   166,086 
         700,900 
Software & Services: 10.5%
 1,218   Blackbaud, Inc.   97,111 
 1,905   Guidewire Software, Inc. *   185,090 
 733   Microsoft Corp.   86,450 
 1,101   Salesforce.com, Inc. *   174,365 
 8,721   The Western Union Co.   161,077 
         704,093 
Utilities: 2.3%
 2,024   Dominion Energy, Inc.   155,160 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $6,314,478)
   6,687,114 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4%
(Cost: $25,871)
     
 25,871   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   25,871 
Total Investments: 100.2%
(Cost: $6,340,349)
   6,712,985 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (0.2)%   (13,525)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%   $6,699,460 

 

Footnotes:

* Non-income producing

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Communication Services      8.6%     $578,786 
Consumer Discretionary   6.5    435,449 
Consumer Staples   14.0    941,197 
Financials   11.9    797,334 
Health Care   21.3    1,425,860 
Industrials   8.9    595,166 
Information Technology   20.9    1,404,993 
Materials   2.7    183,879 
Real Estate   2.5    169,290 
Utilities   2.3    155,160 
Money Market Fund   0.4    25,871 
    100.0%  $6,712,985 

 

VANECK NDR MANAGED ALLOCATION FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS: 99.3% (a) 
 75,678   iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund  $8,254,199 
 25,160   iShares MSCI Canada ETF   695,422 
 48,953   iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF   1,889,586 
 12,849   iShares MSCI Japan ETF   703,097 
 25,261   iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF   1,159,480 
 7,293   iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF   444,508 
 12,938   iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF   457,617 
 15,440   iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   509,674 
 42,785   iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund   6,475,938 
 43,926   iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF   5,424,422 
 7,849   iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF   1,543,584 
 10,913   iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF   1,308,469 
 7,630   JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF   173,354 
 69,127   Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF   2,937,898 
 101,722   Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF   8,257,792 

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost: $37,751,544)

   40,235,040 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 0.4% (a)
(Cost: $179,996)
     
 179,996   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   179,996 

Total Investments: 99.7%
(Cost: $37,931,540)

   40,415,036 
Other assets less liabilities: 0.3%   108,809 
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $40,523,845 

Footnotes:

(a)Each underlying fund’s shareholder reports and registration documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website, at https://www.sec.gov/.

 

Summary of Investments
by Sector
  % of
Investments
  Value 
Exchange Traded Funds      99.6%     $40,235,040 
Money Market Fund   0.4    179,996 
    100.0%  $40,415,036 

 

UNCONSTRAINED EMERGING MARKETS BOND FUND

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
      Value 
CORPORATE BONDS: 27.4%
Cayman Islands: 2.6%
     Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd. Reg S     
USD 130,000   7.38%, 10/04/19 (c)  $117,605 
 135,000   8.38%, 03/08/21   127,385 
 220,000   NagaCorp. Ltd. 144A
9.38%, 05/21/20 (c)
   231,560 
         476,550 
Chile: 0.6%
 112,000   Codelco, Inc. 144A
4.38%, 08/05/48 (c)
   113,854 
China / Hong Kong: 1.1%
 200,000   Agile Group Holdings Ltd. Reg S
6.88% (US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T 5 Year+9.22%), 03/07/23 (c)
   196,449 
Indonesia: 1.6%
 255,000   Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama PT Reg S
7.75%, 02/13/20 (c)
   267,748 
 60,829   Bumi Resources Tbk PT
0.00%, 12/11/22 ^ (b) *
   31,783 
         299,531 
Ireland: 1.3%
 224,000   Eurotorg LLC via Bonitron DAC 144A
8.75%, 10/30/22
   230,608 
Luxembourg: 4.1%
 210,000   CSN Resources SA Reg S
6.50%, 07/21/20
   210,527 
 113,000   Millicom International Cellular SA 144A
6.25%, 03/25/24 (c)
   115,239 
 203,000   Puma International Financing SA Reg S
5.00%, 01/24/21 (c)
   176,757 
 248,000   Topaz Marine SA 144A
9.13%, 07/26/19 (c)
   252,215 
         754,738 
Malaysia: 0.9%
MYR 634,000   Country Garden Real Estate Sdn Bhd
6.60%, 02/23/23
   156,706 
Mexico: 0.0%
USD 380,000   Corp. GEO SAB de CV Reg S
9.25%, 04/29/19 (c) (d) * # ∞
   0 
Netherlands: 5.8%
 238,000   Listrindo Capital BV Reg S
4.95%, 09/14/21 (c)
   231,455 
 170,000   Metinvest BV 144A
7.75%, 01/23/23 (c)
   166,790 
 669,000   Petrobras Global Finance BV
6.90%, 03/19/49
   663,247 
         1,061,492 
Nigeria: 1.2%
 217,000   Seplat Petroleum Development Co. Plc 144A
9.25%, 04/01/20 (c)
   224,052 
Panama: 0.2%
 41,000   Avianca Holdings SA Reg S
8.38%, 04/29/19 (c)
   41,000 
Paraguay: 0.3%
 57,000   Telefónica Celular del Paraguay SA 144A
5.88%, 04/15/22 (c)
   57,000 
Singapore: 4.0%
 230,777   Eterna Capital Pte Ltd.
8.00% 04/29/19 (c)
   209,730 
 38,718   Eterna Capital Pte Ltd. Reg S
6.00% 04/29/19 (c)
   37,806 
 267,000   Geo Coal International Pte Ltd. Reg S
8.00%, 10/04/20 (c)
   246,635 
 249,000   Indika Energy Capital III Pte Ltd. Reg S
5.88%, 11/09/21 (c)
   237,737 
         731,908 
Ukraine: 0.5%
 97,000   Kernel Holding SA Reg S
8.75%, 01/31/22
   99,506 
United Kingdom: 2.0%
 193,831   DTEK Finance Plc
10.75% 04/29/19 (c)
   194,219 
 160,000   Tullow Oil Plc 144A
7.00%, 03/01/21 (c)
   161,512 
         355,731 
United States: 1.2%
 228,000   Azul Investments LLP Reg S
5.88%, 10/26/21 (c)
   217,170 
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost: $4,953,171)
   5,016,295 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS: 66.5%
Argentina: 0.0%
 499   Provincia de Buenos Aires Reg S
4.00%, 05/15/35 (s)
   298 
Armenia: 1.0%
 169,000   Republic of Armenia 144A
7.15%, 03/26/25
   188,114 
Azerbaijan: 1.0%
 214,000   Republic of Azerbaijan Reg S
3.50%, 09/01/32
   188,197 
Belarus: 3.6%
 290,000   Republic of Belarus International Bond 144A
6.20%, 02/28/30
   284,401 
 351,000   Republic of Belarus International Bond Reg S
6.88%, 02/28/23
   368,813 
         653,214 
Brazil: 5.7%
BRL 337,000   Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B
6.00%, 08/15/50 (a)
   341,271 
     Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F     
 1,303,000   10.00%, 01/01/27   353,411 
 1,267,000   10.00%, 01/01/29 (a)   345,552 
         1,040,234 
Colombia: 7.9%
     Colombian TES     
COP 1,898,500,000   7.00%, 06/30/32 (a)   607,720 
 1,042,000,000   7.50%, 08/26/26 (a)   353,531 
 1,051,900,000   7.75%, 09/18/30 (a)   359,619 
USD 111,000   Republic of Colombia Government Bond
5.20%, 11/15/48 (c)
   119,580 
         1,440,450 
Costa Rica: 3.0%
     Costa Rica International Bonds Reg S     
 193,000   7.00%, 04/04/44   184,653 
 373,000   7.16%, 03/12/45   361,344 
         545,997 
Czech Republic: 5.6%
     Czech Republic Government Bonds Reg S     
CZK 13,050,000   0.45%, 10/25/23   535,227 
 10,480,000   2.50%, 08/25/28   482,911 
         1,018,138 
Dominican Republic: 1.0%
DOP 8,850,000   Dominican Republic International Bond Reg S
8.90%, 02/15/23
   174,798 
El Salvador: 3.6%
     El Salvador Government International Bonds Reg S     
USD 196,000   5.88%, 01/30/25   191,102 
 466,000   7.38%, 12/01/19   471,538 
         662,640 
Ghana: 3.2%
     Republic of Ghana Government Bonds 144A     
 190,000   8.63%, 06/16/49   185,849 
 396,000   8.95%, 03/26/51   397,934 
         583,783 
Indonesia: 4.2%
     Indonesia Treasury Bonds     
IDR 5,371,000,000   5.63%, 05/15/23   358,839 
 5,694,000,000   8.13%, 05/15/24   417,457 
         776,296 
Jordan: 2.1%
USD 189,000   Jordan Government International Bond 144A
7.38%, 10/10/47
   186,613 
 200,000   Jordan Government International Bond Reg S
7.38%, 10/10/47
   197,474 
         384,087 
Kenya: 1.0%
 189,000   Republic of Kenya Government Bond 144A
8.25%, 02/28/48
   191,954 
Malaysia: 1.9%
MYR 1,395,000   Malaysia Government Bond
3.73%, 06/15/28
   339,596 
Nigeria: 3.1%
USD 508,000   Republic of Nigeria Government Bond 144A
9.25%, 01/21/49
   564,676 
Peru: 3.5%
     Peru Government Bonds Reg S 144A     
PEN 840,000   5.94%, 02/12/29   266,855 
 1,154,000   6.15%, 08/12/32   366,475 
         633,330 
Poland: 2.2%
PLN 1,565,000   Republic of Poland Government Bond
2.75%, 04/25/28
   408,125 
Singapore: 2.0%
SGD 496,000   Singapore Government Bond
2.00%, 02/01/24
   367,411 
Suriname: 1.0%     
USD 183,000   Republic of Suriname International Bond Reg S
9.25%, 10/26/26
   180,530 
Thailand: 6.1%    
     Thailand Government Bonds     
THB 13,933,000   2.13%, 12/17/26   432,995 
 3,414,000   2.40%, 12/17/23   109,147 
 4,400,000   2.88%, 12/17/28   143,919 
 12,469,000   3.78%, 06/25/32   438,579 
         1,124,640 
Ukraine: 1.7%    
USD 305,000   Ukraine Government International Bond 144A
8.99%, 02/01/24
   307,037 
United Kingdom: 0.9%     
UAH 5,100,000   Ukreximbank Via Biz Finance Plc Reg S
16.50%, 03/02/21
   172,486 
Uzbekistan: 1.2%     
USD223,000   Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond 144A
4.75%, 02/20/24
   222,354 
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost: $11,880,419)
   12,168,385 
          
Number
 of Shares
         
COMMON STOCK: 0.0%
(Cost: $0)
     
 10,247   Corp. GEO SAB de CV * # ∞   0 
MONEY MARKET FUND: 7.1%
(Cost: $1,294,435)
     
 1,294,435   AIM Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class   1,294,435 
Total Investments: 101.0%
(Cost: $18,128,025)
   18,479,115 
Liabilities in excess of other assets: (1.0)%   (187,501)
NET ASSETS: 100.0%  $18,291,614 

 

Definitions:
BRL Brazilian Real
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
DOP Dominican Peso
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN Polish Zloty
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
UAH Ukrainian Hryvnia
USD United States Dollar
   
Footnotes:
(a) All or a portion of these securities are segregated for foreign forward currency contracts.
(b) Contingent Value Right
(c) Callable Security - the redemption date shown is when the security may be redeemed by the issuer
(d) Security in default of coupon payment
(s) The rate shown reflects the rate in effect at the end of the reporting period. Coupon adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule
^ Zero Coupon Bond
* Non-income producing
Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
# Security has been valued in good faith pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $0 which represents 0.0% of net assets.
Reg S Security was purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration.
144A Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise restricted. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, unless otherwise noted, and the value amounted to $4,715,092, or 25.8% of net assets.

 

Schedule of Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – March 31, 2019

 

Counterparty  Currency to be sold   Currency to be
purchased
   Settlement Dates   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
State Street Bank And Trust Company  USD 641,691   ZAR 9,282,388    4/15/2019   $623 
State Street Bank And Trust Company  USD 740,918   MXN 14,265,263    4/15/2019    (7,519)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  USD 1,367,407   EUR 1,201,324    4/15/2019    (18,334)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  ZAR 9,282,388   USD 641,226    4/15/2019    (1,088)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  EUR 1,201,324   USD 1,361,617    4/15/2019    12,544 
State Street Bank And Trust Company  MXN 14,265,263   USD 732,830    4/15/2019    (569)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  TRY 1,061,730   USD 183,402    4/25/2019    (1,479)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  TRY 1,039,258   USD 183,972    4/25/2019    3,005 
State Street Bank And Trust Company  TRY 1,894,681   USD 324,905    4/25/2019    (5,019)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  TRY 1,871,288   USD 324,905    4/25/2019    (945)
State Street Bank And Trust Company  EUR 1,230,605   USD 1,392,448    4/26/2019    9,210 
Net unrealized depreciation  on forward foreign currency contracts        $(9,571)

 

EUR Euro
MXN Mexican Peso
TRY Turkish Lira
USD United States Dollar
ZAR South African Rand

 

Summary of Investments by Sector  % of
Investments
  Value 
Basic Materials   4.1%  $758,919 
Communications   0.9    172,239 
Consumer, Cyclical   4.4    819,844 
Energy   10.5    1,945,741 
Financial   3.2    598,145 
Government   65.9    12,168,385 
Industrial   2.7    489,952 
Utilities   1.3    231,455 
Money Market Fund   7.0    1,294,435 
    100.0%  $18,479,115